The Bulldogs hockey squad is the three-time defending Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Peters Cup champion, coming off a seventh NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship appearance and reaching their second national semifinals game in three years. Adrian enters the 2017-18 season returning 87.7 percent of its goal-scoring and 89.9 percent of the assist production from the 2016-17 team that went 20-7-2 overall and 17-3 with a NCHA South Division title. The senior class has gone 68-15-6 (.798), won 87.9 of its conference games, captured five NCHA regular-season and Harris Cup crowns, and made three trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Fans can catch their first glimpse of the Adrian men's hockey team on Sunday, Oct. 22, in the annual Bulldog Black & Gold intrasquad game at 2 p.m. in Arrington Ice Arena. Arrington also will serve as the site for when the Bulldogs entertain the U.S. Under-18 team in an exhibition on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. (Ticket information). The season starts in earnest on Friday, Nov. 3 at Lawrence, before the Bulldogs have their home opener against NCAA newcomer Trine University on Saturday, Nov. 18 (7:05 p.m.).